The holiday season is closer than you think, and if you’re looking for that perfect gift that says “Merry Christmas” to a person who has been a total dick all year long, this Coal Ornament by Steff Bomb is for you! This little lump of holiday cheer is about 3.5″x3″ and comes with a felt [...]

Our friend Veggiesomething has offered up something particularly striking with his latest Chunky Fries plush toy. This piece combines an impeccable sense of design with a far out sense of humor and will be sure to make any shelf that you own 10x cooler. Originally created for the Sort Serve plush show at OhNo!Doom last [...]

Our good friends from Shawnimals are back with what just might be their coolest Ninja of the Month designer plush toy yet, Magma Ninja. Or should I have said “hottest”? From Shawnimals: Magma Ninja has an evil fire in his belly … and everywhere else! We’ve all heard it before: In a fit of temper-induced [...]

Prepare yourselves, fans of television and crafting! Our fiend, the one and only Steff Bomb, is going to be on TLC’s Craft Wars tonight(August 21st) at 10pm CDT! Be sure to tune in and cheer her on as Steff embarks upon her path to television superstardom. For more info on TLC’s Craft Wars, check out [...]

Our good friends from Shawnimals are at it again with their latest Ninja of the Month designer plush toy, Eel Ninja. I’m particularly digging this one! From Shawnimals: Eel Ninja thinks unagi is really gross! Many thought our next Ninja of the Month would be an iguana or some other reptilian thing. Well, they were [...]

Who keeps the citizens of Ninjatown informed about the latest breaking news? Action Ninja, of The Ninjatown News Network! Our friends from Shawnimals are back again with their Ninja of the Month program and are kicking off 2012 with Action Ninja. Who doesn’t love a plush ninja news anchor? From Shawnimals: Action Ninja is first [...]

Ben Spencer and Captain James T. Kyle welcome back special guest Shawn Smith of Shawnimals. They discuss everything from the latest in Shawnimals news to 2012′s Ninja of the Month subscription program. Ben and Jim also discuss Jim’s list of must watch non-Christmas movie list for the holiday season. Episode 126 of Nerd City is [...]

Good news for fans of monthly plush ninjas! Our friends at Shamnimals will be  unleashing upon the world their Ninja of the Month program once again in 2012. And the only way to guarantee that each and every piece of handmade monthly ninjitsuplush(should I trademark that?) goodness ends up being yours is to secure a [...]

This Saturday night, our friends at Oh No! Doom, along with Shawnimals and Squibbles, Ink, will be hosting what is set to be an amazing show with a truly impressive lineup of artists with the Plushform Show. Plushfrom is the blank plush designer platform toy from Shawnimals and Squibbles, Ink, and it will be getting [...]

Our friend, Steff Bomb, is bringing a seriously kickass piece of plush exclusivity to NYCC this year with the help from the good people at ESC Toy. This vintage arcade game-style piece, entitled I Think You’re Soopa, will be available at the ESC-Toy booth (#781) and is limited to an edition of 15. But it gets [...]

If you’re headed to New York Comic Con this weekend, be sure to say hi to our friends, Shawnimals, at booth #581 in The Cultyard. The gang will be bringing some serious awesomeness to NYCC this year in the form of five (count ‘em, five!) super rad exclusives. From Shawnimals: Cute masterminds Shawnimals are once again bringing [...]

Out friends from Shawnimals are back with another Ninja of the Month! And this time, they brought an umlaut! September’s highlighted ninja plush is the one and only Fröst Ninja, complete with a sticker, a button, and, you guessed it, a Gort Headdress! from Shawnimals: Fröst Ninja thinks you should [...]

Wow! Our friend Steff Bomb has really knocked out of the park with her contribution to the Stitch Wars Strikes Back show at Bird and Bear Boutique (opening today!). This is a really outstanding piece that continues to push the boundaries of what can be done with plush art. If you happen to be in the [...]

Our friends from Rotofugi and Squibbles Ink will be representing at SDCC in a major way at booth #4736 with a really impressive lineup of exclusive toys from some of our favorite artists and friends. From July 20th(preview night)-24th, their awesome booth will host some awesome pieces from Chris Ryniak, Veggiesomething, Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, [...]

Time flies when you’re a plush ninja. Can you believe that we’re already halfway through 2011’s NOTM offerings from our friends at Shawnimals? Well, we are. This month, Shawnimals is bringing us, in plush form, the resident of Ninjatown whose parents are most likely to brag about his occupation, Medic Ninja. From Shawnimals: Medic Ninja is Prescribing [...]

This Friday, April 8th, should be a great time for all of the Shawnimals fans in New York, because myplasticheart will host the opening of Keep it Ninja 2. The show will feature  tons of new character canvases, a Ninjatown character poster showing all inhabitants, good and evil and an all-new exclusive handmade plush: Pocket [...]

The Nerd City crew welcomes back Shawn “Shawnimal” Smith for his one millionth appearance on the show! They discuss all of the latest and greatest in the world of Shawnimals, including their super badass Ninja Dog C2E2 exclusive. But wait, there’s more! Shawnimals is also going to have a life-sized Wee Ninja walking around the [...]

This seriously has to be the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Our friend, Steff Bomb, is bringing some serious plush awesomeness this weekend to C2E2 with her “Han Shot First” handmade plush blaster.  This piece is limited to an edition of 15, will run you $50, and will exclusively be available from Nerd City’s booth 1026 [...]

Is that a hot dog dressed up as a ninja in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? Of all of the awesome ideas in the world, our friends at Shawnimals have come up with one of the awesomest! Combining Chicagoans’ world-renowned love for hot dogs with their world-renowned love for ninjas, Shawnimals [...]

When it comes to ninjas, there is none more macho than the latest Ninja of the Month from Shawnimals, Macho Ninja! “What makes a ninja macho?” you ask? A sweet ’stache and a comb. That’s what. Yessindeed, our friends over at Shawnimals have brought the proverbial heat once again with their March entry in the NOTM program. [...]